Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III
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It has been suggested to me by Joan and several friends that I set up on a CaringBridge Web Site on the internet (see next paragraph below) to make it easierand more efficient for friends to check in on my progress and easily exchangemessages with me about my course of care for the Lung Cancer that is now, ofcourse, enjoying our focused attention. After learning that I have lung canceron Saturday morning Oct. 8, in the ER at St. E. Hospital here locally, phonecalls to Doctor friends resulted in my getting test results and consults (inthe following week of Oct. 9-15): including CT, PET scan, biopsies of the tumorin my right lung and of proximate top lymph node and am MRI of my brain (stillhave one!) and appointments with Thoracic Surgeon (Dr. Calhoun) and Oncologist(Dr. Doug Flora) at St. Elizabeth Hospital locally … and as a result of callsto contacts by our good friend, Bob Sathe, we received a call from M D Andersonin Houston where Joan and I met with the Doctors there the following week onOct. 27 resulting in our deciding to have Chemotherapy performed here at St. Ewith three cycles beginning yesterday (5 hours) at St. E Hospitallocally using “cocktail” recipe authored by M D Anderson … am in my officeworking today and feeling pretty well but am advised that I may not feel sowell tomorrow and Saturday when pre-op chemotherapy meds have worn off … it’smy intent to Chair our ABA St. Comm. on American Judicial System meeting andwelcome everyone on this St. Comm. to Cincinnati but Bill Weisenberg is linedup to Chair the meeting if I am physically unable to do so …. am then to goback to MDA on Dec 14 & 15 for further testing and to have surgeryscheduled at MDA probably the last week of December or first week of January(3-5 days in MDA Hospital) for removal of all or part of my right lung andremoval of several lymph nodes in the area of my right lung … to follow (afterseveral weeks of post-surgery rest) will be 6 weeks of Radiation at MDA … if allgoes as planned, it looks like this cancer treatment adventure will take us upinto mid to late February …. Of course, Joan is at my side and taking greatcare of me every step of the way … am blessed with the prayers of so many, likeyou, which are needed and very much appreciated as THE key to beating thiscancer ... am very much at peace and approaching this with my usual enthusiasmand optimism … my cancer is Stage 3A, so I have a chance to beat it and intendto do everything possible to accomplish that … of course, this is in God’sloving hands and we will willingly accept whatever His Divine Providencedetermines to be the best ultimate outcome … Upward and Onward!